Oxidizing or decolorizing agent and method of making same



Patented Feb. 24, 1931 UNITED s'r-airas mrsurssies HENRY B. FABER, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORTO S; G. 'I URNB ULL, OF ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY oximznm on nEcoLoRIziNe AGENT AND METHOD or MAKING. SAME No Drawing.

My invention is concerned with oxidizing or'decolorizing agents and particularly with a new oxidizing or decolorizing agent and to the method of making the same.

I have discovered that if a dicarboxylic acid chlorid is mixed with a monocarboxylic acid chlorid in suitable proportions and oxygen substituted' for the chlorin in the material thereis produced in anlinexpensive manner a product which has high oxidizing or decolt r s'i w i the-practice of invention based upon this discovery Iflprefer to' substitute oxygen for chlorine in 'dicarbox'ylic and monocarboxylic acid chloridswherein different organic .radicals are present. Such acid chlorids'may be represented by the following general formulee: R(COC1) and 2RCOC1 respectively,

.7 wherein R represents an aliphatic hydrocarin a well known chemical industry. Besides being of the desired chemical constitution to be readily transformed into a dicarboxylic acidchlorid, it is extremely cheap.

In carrying out my process in its preferred form I mix the fumaric acid with the benzotrichlorid in the proportions of one molecule of the former to two molecules of the latter, the resulting product comprising olefin dicarboxylic acid chlorid and monobenzocarboxylic acid chlorid. The reaction is believed to be represented by the following equation: C2 |(COOH)2+2CeH5CCh=CzH (COCl);+2CaHGOCl+2HCl The fumaric acid and benzotrichlorid should be free from water and their reaction carried out at a preferred temperature of about from 140 C. to 170 C., the materials Application filed September 3, 1926. Serial No. 133,512.

being preferably agitated while the reaction is in progress. The reaction is continued until the fumaric acid is-transformed into the olefin dicarboxylic' acid chlorid and the hemetrichlorid transformed into the monobenzocarboxylic acid chlorid. -With ordinary agitation two tothree hours is'generally sufii cient tfo produce approximately quantitative yields of theselacid chlorids;

I then react upon the dicarboxylic andthe monocarboxylic acid 'chlorids to substitute oxygen for the chlorine therein. -For this substitution ofox'y en' "for the chlori e any suitable reagents and methods may be used but I prefer 'to do'this with hydrogen peroxid preferably employing a cold 3 per centr'solution of hydrogen pero'xid-and an alkali metal base preferably sodium carbonate, in the approximate proportions indicated by the following equation which is believed to representthe reaction which occurs:

CzHi(COC1)2+2C6H5COCl-l-2Hz0z-l-4NMCoa lNaHcOa-kiNao +ooooo coins I have found it to be advantageous to use about per cent. in excess of the theoretical quantity of hydrogen peroxid indicated by the above equation and to carry outthe reaction with agitation at a temperature of from approximately 0 C. to 10 C., for about minutes. With the use'of less sodium carbonate than indicated by'the above equation,

pronounced oxidizing action and has been found to be an active and eflicient bleachin agent for organic materials such as anima vegetable and mineral oils, cereals, cereal products and various vegetable materials.

While I have described in detail the re ferred practice of myv rocess it is to be un erstood that the proce ure may be variously modified and that my invention is not limited to the preferred embodiment as herein before described except as set forth in the appended claims.

1. Theher'ein' described process of preparing an organic peroxid which comprises substituting oxygen for chlorine in material com prising-an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid chlorid and an aromatic monocarboxylic acid chlorid by treating such material-with hydrogen peroxid-andan'alkaline substance. 2. The herein described process of prepa.ring amorganieperoxid which comprises substituting oxygen for chlorine in material comprising unaliphatig dicarbexylic acid .chlorid and an aromatic anonocarboxylic acid, chlorideiin thje approximate proportions of one molecule. oi the formentotwo molecules oi the latter, by treating such material with hydrogenperoxid and an alkaline substance. "3.;The hercindescrib'ed process of preparan, pxidizing agent comprising substituting oxygen for chlorine in material having the general composition wherein R represents an aliphatic hydroing an organic peroxid of the type n coooocs')z,

comprising reacting upon a dicarboxylic acid of the general formula R(COOH)= with an organic trichlorid of the general formula R'-CCL,, wherein R represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical and R an aromatic hydrocarbon radical, and treating the resulting material with hydrogen peroxid and an alkaline substance to substitute oxygen for the chlorine therein.

6-. The herein described process of preparing an insoluble organic peroxid comprisin reacting upon an olefin dicarboxyhc acid with an organic trichlorid of the type R-CCh, wherein R represents an aromatic hydrocarbon radical, and reacting upon the resulting material with hydrogen peroxid and an alkaline substance to substitute oxygen for chlorine therein.

.7, The herein described process of preparing an oxidizing agent comprising gqactin upon nmaric acid with benzotrichlorid, and 'ireating upon the resulting material with hydrogen: peroxi'd. to substitute -oxygeii for the chlorine therein.

8. The herein describedprocess of preparing an oxidizing a cut comprising heating an olefin dicarbox ic acid and an, organic tfichlorid at the R-fiCh, wherein "R representsan aromatic hydrocarbon radical, in the approximate proportions of onemole-- cule cf the former to two; molecules of thellat tar. and reactingupon the resulting material with h drogen peroxid and. an alkaline sub St nce 9. The herein described process of repairwq id z a es? e me es ea ng ma s a i :etsot ich drid n. the -pproximate proportions of one moleculepfithe former to. ,two molecules ,pf, the has, and treating resulting material with liydros rer 'x d th Pr n 9 a r'h solution to substitute: oxygen for the chlorine therein: 1. w

10.'The herein described 'product.result ing 'from the substitution ofpxygen forchlo zinc in material having the general composition 3. C C1) 2 +2R'COC1, wherein R represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical and R reprcsentsan aromatic hydrocarbon radical, by treating the material with hydrogen pcroxid and an alkaline agent, such product being relatively stable, possessing high decolorizing value, relatively insoluble in wat-er and most organic solvents, and having a composition of the type R(COOOOCR') 11. The herein described product resulting from the substitution of oxygen for chlorine in material of the general composition C .H (COCl) +2C,,H COCl, by treating the material with hydrogen peroxid andan alkasubstitnil} oxygen for the chlorine line agent, such product being relatively stable, possessing high'decolorizing value, and having the composition C 5 0 12. The herein described product resulting from the substitution of 0:; gen for chlorine in the reaction product of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and an organic trichlorid of the type R-CCl by treating such reaction product with hydrogen peroxid and an alkaline material, such product being relatively staole, possessing high decolorizing1 value, and having a composition of t e type R(COOOOCR'),, R represent or an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical and representing an aromatic hydrocarbon radical.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

" HENRY B. FABER. 

